Editing Clay, New York (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|48.8|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|48.0|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqmi|km2}}  (1.60%) is water.

The northern town line is the border of [[Oswego County, New York|Oswego County]], marked by the [[Oneida River]]. The [[Seneca River (New York)|Seneca River]] marks the western town line. Both these rivers join into the [[Oswego River (New York)|Oswego River]] near the community of [[Seneca River (New York)|Three Rivers]]. The renovated [[Erie Canal]] follows the rivers around the border of Clay.

[[New York State Route 31]] is an east–west highway through the town. [[New York State Route 481]] intersects NY-31 west of Euclid.

===Communities and locations in the Town of Clay===
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[[File:Wild Creek housing development, Clay, NY.jpg|thumb|A neighborhood in Clay]]
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* Bayberry — A suburban residential community in the town
* Belgium — A hamlet on NY-31 near the western town line
* Cherry Estates — A hamlet near the eastern town line
* Clay — The hamlet of Clay is located on NY-31.
* Country Meadow — A very large (and still-growing) neighborhood off of Caughdenoy Rd, site of the 2008 Parade of Homes
* Elmcrest — A hamlet in the southwest part of Clay
* Euclid— A hamlet in the northern part of the town on NY-31
* Fairway East — A sprawling subdivision linking Morgan Road with Soule Road. There are many streets and approximately 500 homes.
* Gatewood — A neighborhood in the eastern part of the town off of Maple Road. Consists of three streets and 72 houses.
* [[Great Northern Mall (New York)|Great Northern Mall]] — A large regional mall at the junction of routes NY-31 and NY-481. Built in Clay in 1988, it is one of three major enclosed malls in the Syracuse area.
* Kimbrook — A suburban residential community
* Lawton Valley Hunt — A very large housing development between Caughdenoy Road, NY-31, and Lawton Road. The final phase of the development has recently{{when|date=September 2015}} been completed.
* Lynelle Meadows — A suburban residential community
* Moyers Corners — A hamlet on NY-31 near the western town line, east of Belgium
* [[North Syracuse, New York|North Syracuse]] — The Village of North Syracuse is mostly within the Town of Clay with the remainder in the Town of Cicero.
* Pinegate North & South — A suburban residential community located across from Soule Road Middle and Elementary Schools
* Rodger Corner — A hamlet south of Clay village
* The Farmstead — A new upscale neighborhood off of Maple Road, site of the 2014 Parade of Homes
* Three Rivers — A hamlet at the western town line at the junction of the Oneida, Oswego, and Seneca Rivers
* Willow Stream — A suburban residential community
* Woodard— A hamlet in the southwest part of Clay
* Youngs — A hamlet north of Clay village
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